Chicago Fire

Sony Creative Software and Sound Genius Studios present Vince Lawrence/Slang MusicGroup in Chicago Fire: A Dance Music Anthology – five construction kit libraries that explore five different aspects of the club music experience deep house, electro, old school, progressive, and drum ‘n’ bass. The Vince Lawrence resumй starts at the very beginning of the Chicago House / Trax label timeline, and extends into the future as Lawrence and Slang invent new dance music memes that permeate the mediasphere. The Chicago Fire collection accurately reflects this rich history in a comprehensive, true-to-form package – a vast assortment of everything you need to make complete tracks on all production platforms that utilize .wav files. In addition, Sony ACID Pro software users can enter the self contained universe of each disc via sophisticated, royalty-free projects that fuse Chicago Fire collection loops with hundreds of other great sounds from throughout our catalog. The Chicago Fire: A Dance Music Anthology collection is your own personal gateway to the hardcore Chicago sound, and a superb Sony Sound Series solution for making incredible dance music.

Recorded at the storied Rudy Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, Eric Alexander's 2014 effort, Chicago Fire, finds the tenor saxophonist paying tribute to the city that helped shape his sound and career. Having studied with pianist and Chicago native Harold Mabern while at William Patterson College, Alexander established himself in the Windy City after graduating in the early '90s. He has worked with Mabern ever since and their mutual love and musical synergy is palpable here. Also backing Alexander are his longtime compatriots bassist John Webber and drummer Joe Farnsworth.

Recorded at the storied Rudy Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, Eric Alexander's 2014 effort, Chicago Fire, finds the tenor saxophonist paying tribute to the city that helped shape his sound and career. Having studied with pianist and Chicago native Harold Mabern while at William Patterson College, Alexander established himself in the Windy City after graduating in the early '90s. He has worked with Mabern ever since and their mutual love and musical synergy is palpable here. Also backing Alexander are his longtime compatriots bassist John Webber and drummer Joe Farnsworth. Trumpeter and High Note labelmate Jeremy Pelt also joins in on several cuts. As with all of Alexander's output, Chicago Fire is a no-nonsense set of original and cover songs that showcases his passionate, swinging, straight-ahead jazz sound.